6 things you learn if you get engaged young

When I got engaged I was 24. I was the first one of my friends to do it.
Since then quite a few of my friends’ boyfriends have put a ring on it and I’ve realized how different it is if you get engaged when you’re in your early twenties.
Brits are getting hitched later and later, with the UK average now being around 30 for a woman or 32 for a bloke – a decade later than in the 1970’s.
So what happens when you buck the trend and decide that you’ve found The One in your early twenties?
1. Everyone thinks you’re pregnant It doesn’t matter that I was knocking back the champagne and puffing on a... read more

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